Author : Verna Aardema
Publisher : Dial Books
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 47,66 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN :
Lazy Anansi seeks to trick someone into doing the heavy work of laying his fish trap, but instead he is fooled into doing the job himself. Anansi, in human form, is tricked by Bonsu when they go fishing.
Author : Joseph M. Larkin
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 29,81 MB
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780791425930
This book explores how to make teacher preparation more multicultural.
Author : Olga R. Kuharets
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 16,22 MB
Release : 2001-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780838935132
Contains a resource book of multicultural materials and includes program ideas, Web sites, and recommended children's books that provide students with information on the traditions, stories, pictures, and music from around the world.
Author : Verna Aardema
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,35 MB
Release : 2000-10
Category : Folklore
ISBN : 9780613309424
Anansi the spider and his wife, Aso, outsmart the Sky God and win back the beloved folktales of their people, in a humorous retelling of an Ashanti folktale
Author : Eric A. Kimmel
Publisher : Lerner Publishing Group
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 22,39 MB
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1430129778
Anansi the Spider's plan to trick his friend Turtle into doing all the work while he teaches Anansi to catch fish somehow gets turned around. While Anansi doesn't learn his lesson, he does learn the invaluable skill of weaving.
Author : Verna Aardema
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 20,84 MB
Release : 1975-01-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0803760892
"In this Caldecott Medal winner, Mosquito tells a story that causes a jungle disaster. "Elegance has become the Dillons' hallmark. . . . Matching the art is Aardema's uniquely onomatopoeic text . . . An impressive showpiece." -Booklist, starred review. Winner of Caldecott Medal in 1976 and the Brooklyn Art Books for Children Award in 1977.
Author : William Kilpatrick
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 39,31 MB
Release : 1994-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 0671884239
William Kilpatrick's recent book Why Johnny Can't Tell Right from Wrong convinced thousands that reading is one of the most effective ways to combat moral illiteracy and build a child's character. This follow-up book--featuring evaluations of more than 300 books for children--will help parents and teachers put his key ideas into practice.
Author : Nathaniel Hosea Ormsby
Publisher :
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 20,86 MB
Release : 2006-03-01
Category :
ISBN : 9781424133963
Timeless Tales of Anansi contains selected Anansi stories that originated in Africa and were kept alive by the African people who verbally passed them on to future generations of children as daily lessons. As a child, Nathaniel listened eagerly when his father told him bedtime stories about Anansi, the greedy, clever spider who was called the King of Tricks. Nathaniel thought the stories were exciting with their inspiring and challenging lessons. He was one determined childno way would he ever be trapped in the web of Anansis tricks. With the memories of Anansi forever in his mind, Nathaniel adapted some of his favorite stories into modern-day presentations so that they could be easily read and understood by todays generation of children. In respect to the African people, the author hopes that all generations will cherish the rich heritage, using wisdom of the past to make a good future.
Author : Vivian Yenika-Agbaw
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 14,29 MB
Release : 2007-12-13
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1135923671
Representing Africa in Children’s Literature explores how African and Western authors portray youth in contemporary African societies, critically examining the dominant images of Africa and Africans in books published between 1960 and 2005. The book focuses on contemporary children’s and young adult literature set in Africa, examining issues regarding colonialism, the politics of representation, and the challenges posed to both "insiders" and "outsiders" writing about Africa for children.
Author : Natalie M. Rosinsky
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 18,61 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Authorship
ISBN : 0756535166
Explains how to write folktales, discussing such literary elements as setting, character, point of view, and plot, and contains examples from successful books and profiles of notable authors.
